Steve Earle said that Townes wrote this song while sick with pneumonia on a hotel bed in New York City. It is quite a literal translation. Awesome song.
@lubrecht32 When Townes was 18 years old he was admitted to Galveston, a Texas hospital, by his family on the suspicions of schizophrenia. The treatment was "Insulin Coma Therapy" which means a coma induced by insulin shock. Townes was a college student at the time but after the treatment suffered retrograde amnesia on top of the physical side effects (irregular breathing being common). He dropped out college after the treatment.
@lubrecht32 When Townes was 18 years old he was admitted to Galveston, a Texas hospital, by his family on the suspicions of schizophrenia. The treatment was "Insulin Coma Therapy" which means a coma induced by insulin shock. Townes was a college student at the time but after the treatment suffered retrograde amnesia on top of the physical side effects (irregular breathing being common). He dropped out college after the treatment.
The first verse could be about this experience and the consequences it had on his life.
The first verse could be about this experience and the consequences it had on his life.
Steve Earle said that Townes wrote this song while sick with pneumonia on a hotel bed in New York City. It is quite a literal translation. Awesome song.
@lubrecht32 When Townes was 18 years old he was admitted to Galveston, a Texas hospital, by his family on the suspicions of schizophrenia. The treatment was "Insulin Coma Therapy" which means a coma induced by insulin shock. Townes was a college student at the time but after the treatment suffered retrograde amnesia on top of the physical side effects (irregular breathing being common). He dropped out college after the treatment.
@lubrecht32 When Townes was 18 years old he was admitted to Galveston, a Texas hospital, by his family on the suspicions of schizophrenia. The treatment was "Insulin Coma Therapy" which means a coma induced by insulin shock. Townes was a college student at the time but after the treatment suffered retrograde amnesia on top of the physical side effects (irregular breathing being common). He dropped out college after the treatment.
The first verse could be about this experience and the consequences it had on his life.
The first verse could be about this experience and the consequences it had on his life.